Meon, River

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Wickham
Soberton
Shedfield
Swanmore
Droxford
Corhampton and Meonstoke
Exton
Warnford
Westmeon
Eastmeon
Hampshire

ends in Titchfield Haven
refce: JandMN

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LXXXII.3

Meon
otherwise: Meonea, 786-793; meone, 824

refce: Coates 1989
MEON, river, and hamlet in Titchfield
The river name is obscure in origin, but probably related to that of the 'Main' in West Germany. The river gave its name to a provincia of the early English invaders (about 750 'meanuarorum prouincia; Meonware' meant 'dwellers at/by Meon'). The historical significance of this people has been much debated, as has their apparent affinity with Sussex.

description
Bourne, The?
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830

refce: Cobbett 1830
Just below you, to the East [from Lomer Beacon], you look down upon the village of Exton; and you can see up this valley (which is called a Bourne too) as far as West-Meon, and down it as far as Soberton. Corhampton, Warnford, Meon-Stoke and Droxford come within these two points; so that here are six villages on this bourne within the space of about five miles. On the other side of the main valley down which the bourne runs, and opposite Beacon Hill, is another such a hill, which they call Old Winchester Hill.

description
Titchfield, River
The place is described in text Walton 1820s
- Hampshire
refce: Walton 1820s
The Titchfield, or Aire (20 miles long), rises on Butser Hill, and flows round Old Winchester Hill. It then runs to the south-west into the Solent.

old map
Shown on an old map by Perrot 1823
- Hamp
refce: Perrot 1823
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old gazetteer
Aire

Period - 19th century, early
refce: Brookes 1815
Titchfield ... on the river Aire

old map
Titchfield R
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- river - Titchfield Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU50.jpg)

old map
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
refce: Badeslade 1742
... and another River from Warnford fall into the Sea

descriptive text
Alre, River

Period - 18th century, early
refce: Defoe 1724
... we ride to Tichfield ... where we pass the river Alre, which rises in the same county at Alresford, or near it, which is not above twenty two miles off; and yet it is a large river here, and makes a good road below, call'd Tichfield Bay: ...
Defoe has muddled Rivers Alre and Meon

old map
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU50.jpg)

table of distances
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
refce: Simmons 1643
(SIM1SMAL.jpg)

old map
Tychfelde river
Shown on an old map by Drayton 1612

refce: Drayton 1612
(DRY1RIV7.jpg)

old map
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- river - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
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description
The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
refce: Camden 1610
Into this Frith [Solent] that little river also sheadeth it selfe, which having his head neere Warnford, passeth betweene the Forrests of Waltham (where the Bishop of Winchester hath a goodly house), and of Beere, ...

old map
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- river - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU50.jpg)

old map
Shown on an old map by Keer 1620
- Southampton
refce: Keer 1620
(KER1SMAL.jpg)

old map
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- river - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
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description
Tichefeld Water
otherwise: Estmain Ryver
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43

refce: Leland 1535-43
The Course of Tichefeld Water.
This ryver risith about Estmayne a x. miles by north est from Tichefeld. It cummith from Estmaine to Wikeham or Wicombe a praty townlet on the right hand a 5. or 6. miles lower, where the water brekith into 2. armelettes, and goith under 2. wodden bridgges soone cumming to one streame agayne. Thens [a 3. or 4. miles] to a wood bridge by Mr. Wriothesleys [house], leving Tichefeld toun on the right [rype, and] a litle beneth goyth under Warebridge of tymbre. Hither it ebbith and flouith. Thens withyn [a] myle it resortith into the wa[ter of] Hampton [haven].
Minns says:- Warebridge. Weirbridge.
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There standith on the lift hand of Estmain Ryver Master Wodales Maner Place agayn the towne [Wikham] ...

Moina
otherwise: Maina; Mavia

refce: Roman Place Names
The Ravenna Cosmography lists:-
MANIA
MAVIA
with the possible miscopying of o by a.
The name derives from Celtic 'to go' ie 'moving', and is cognate with river names like the Main in Germany, etc; this is probably the River Meon.

Meon, River
otherwise: Titchfield River; Aire River

refce: Minns, G W, Rev: 1906

Meon, River
otherwise: Eastmain, river; Mean, river

refce: Ekwall, Eilert: 1927: English River Names: OUP
rises at East Meon, flows 20m to Southampton Water; note places East Meon, West Meon, Meonstoke

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001